Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,802 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 125406 on Collective Responsibility, what the changes are to the process for collective agreement of government policy, including for the Economic Domest
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to use local election pilots under Section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 to amend the (a) franchise and (b) registration criteria.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total cost of overtime and rest-day working payments made to cover staff sickness in each state-owned Train Operating Company, in each month since January 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent risk assessments her Department has undertaken on the security of rolling stock driver cabs and crew compartments on the national rail network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many National Highways schemes with an extant Development Consent Order have been cancelled since 5 July 2024; and what estimate she has made of the total public expenditure incurred on each of those scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date the deployment of the full cohort of 110 Travel Safe Officers on Thameslink services will be completed; and how these officers will be allocated across the network to maximize passenger safety.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the quarterly milestones are for completing the automatic train operation training programme by December 2026; and what specific performance metrics will be used to assess its impact on punctuality and del
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4454, how many employees in HMPPS are under the Government's "Occupational Psychologist" profession, broken down into (a) forensic psychologists and (b) non
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to provide remedial funding to address defects arising from government-backed home energy efficiency schemes that pre-date the Energy Company Obligation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department have to provide support to households continuing to be affected by defects to their homes arising from energy efficiency schemes that pre-date the Energy Company Obl
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Warm Homes Plan will include the use of clerks of works or equivalent independent site-inspection roles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to publish a single, authoritative source of guidance on compliance requirements for maritime operators under the UK ETS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs have been incurred as a result of the cancellation and revocation of the A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling scheme, including costs relating to contract termination, legal advice, compensation and admin
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 2 June (HL335), what was the total value of Schedule 8 compensation payments made by Network Rail to Train Operating Companies resulting from rail trespass in
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help support households seeking to switch from heating oil to a mains gas connection, including financial support.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Nicaragua on the detention of Protestant Pastor Efren Vilchez.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies towards Nicaragua of requirements for Catholic and Protestant religious leaders to report regularly to polic
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of (a) the assassination of at least 11 religious leaders by illegal armed groups in Columbia o
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking through (a) the United Nations, (b) the Organization of American States and (c) other multilateral institutions to help support members of
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has raised with the Government of Cuba the arbitrary detention of Jonathan Muir Burgos on 15 March 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he intends to introduce the Nuclear Regulation Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he intends to introduce the Nuclear Regulation Bill before the summer recess.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has established a dedicated bill team within his Department to oversee the Nuclear Regulation Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals in the Nuclear Regulation Bill.to implement recommendations 11 and 12 of the Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025 in full.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they require to ensure the Care Quality Commission (CQC) updates its digital infrastructure so that statutory notifications of deaths can be automatically aggregated and analysed by a service user’s specific cond